Unknown deepfake technology developers
Incidents impliqués en tant que développeur et déployeur
Incident 63419 Rapports
Deepfake CFO Scam Costs Company $25 Million
2024-02-02
A finance employee at a multinational was deceived into transferring $25 million by fraudsters using deepfake technology to impersonate the firm's CFO in a video call, according to the Hong Kong police.
PlusIncidents involved as Developer
Incident 62630 Rapports
Social Media Scammers Used Deepfakes of Taylor Swift and Several Other Celebrities in Fraudulent Le Creuset Cookware Giveaways
2023-12-26
Scammers reportedly made deepfakes of Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, Joanna Gaines, Lainey Wilson, Ree Drummond, Oprah, Jennifer Lopez, Trisha Yearwood, Martha Stewart, and Blake Shelton promoting a Le Creuset giveaway. These AI-generated ads, appearing on Meta and TikTok, falsely claimed users could receive free cookware by paying a small shipping fee. Victims were unknowingly enrolled in a costly monthly subscription.
PlusIncident 6601 Rapport
Investigation Reports Unauthorized Deepfake Pornography Harms Thousands of Celebrities
2024-03-21
A Channel 4 News investigation alleges that nearly 4,000 celebrities globally, including 255 British figures, were victims of deepfake pornography. Faces were superimposed onto explicit content using AI, with the top deepfake sites garnering 100 million views in three months, according to their findings.
PlusIncident 7591 Rapport
AI-Generated Deepfakes Reportedly Derailed Political Career of Florida Official
2021-02-05
Sabrina Javellana, a Florida politician, was reportedly targeted with AI-generated deepfake pornography in February 2021, which was spread online, leading to severe emotional distress and her eventual withdrawal from public life.
PlusIncident 7691 Rapport
Investigative Journalist Rana Ayyub Targeted by AI-Generated Deepfake Pornography
2018-04-20
Investigative journalist Rana Ayyub was targeted by a deepfake porn campaign, where AI-generated explicit content falsely depicted her in a pornographic video. This was part of a broader effort to discredit and silence her, which included a doxxing attack that exposed her personal information that resulted in severe harassment and emotional distress.
Plus